How to add a new DNS record for dev server

Hi,

I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to setting up DNS records. I have a site currently set-up, that is working well (www.sonicswap.com ), which is located at our co-lo facility.

I'm now trying to set up a DNS record such that dev.sonicswap.com points to our development server at our office. I can currently access this development server externally using the office direct IP address (with the colon followed by the port number).

I tried to enter an A record with dev.sonicswap.com. to point to this IP address with the port number, which it wouldn't allow me to do. I tried to set-it up without the port number and but now all i get is server not found.

Can anyone explain how I properly set this up?

Thanks,
Jay

You can't enter a port number into DNS; DNS has nothing to do with ports.

What you need to do is, after you set it up with the IP# but wihtout the port number (you write you've already done that), is call the site from your browser as follows:

http://dev.sonicswap.com:xxx

where xxx should be replaced by the port number.

There's no other way I can think of.

Jeff